Sudbury's Vital Signs Report 2007
Getting Started in Our Community
While licensed childcare space in Greater Sudbury is on par with other Canadian cities, other areas such as high youth unemployment and low numbers of foreign-born citizens (7% of Greater Sudbury's population) suggest that we need to do more to help people get started in our community.
- In the period 1996 - 2001, 505 immigrants moved to Sudbury. 5 The rate of unemployment for recent immigrants during that time period fell from 22.4% in 1996 to 8.7% in 2001. 31
- Greater Sudbury's youth (ages 15 to 24) had an unemployment rate of 17.4% in 2006. This was higher than both the Ontario average (13.1%) and the Canadian average (11.6%). 32
- In 2001, the availability of licensed childcare spaces for 0-12 years of age in Sudbury was comparable to other Canadian cities. When expressed as a percentage of children served, Sudbury accommodated 12.2% while a selection of other Canadian cities performed as follows: Toronto (13.6%), Vancouver (11.1%), Calgary (10.3%) and Saskatoon (6.7%). 33
5. KeyFacts, City of Greater Sudbury (January 2003). Recent Immigrants, 2001 Census.
http://www.city.greatersudbury.on.ca/content/keyfacts/documents/RecentImmigrants%5FJan03%2Epdf
Last accessed on September 17, 2007 Back
31. Statistics Canada, Topic-based tabulations, Census 1996 and Census 2001.
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/themes/RetrieveProductTable.cfm
Last accessed on September 22, 2007 Back
32.Community Foundations of Canada (2007). Unemployment Rates for Youth (15 to 24 Years) for Vital Signs by CMA and Economic Region, 1987-2006.Based on Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey 2007.
http://www.vitalsignscanada.ca/rpt2007/table-VI-4-b.pdf
Last accessed on September 25, 2007 Back
33. ELCC Report 2006, City of Toronto (June, 2006).Learning from Each Other: Early Learning and Child Care Experiences in Canadian Cities.
http://www.toronto.ca/children/pdf/elrechartsandtables.pdf
Last accessed on September 21, 2007 Back